CDLA Local Intermodal Driver Good Pay Bonus Home Daily

Salt City Trucking; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 paid days off: 12 PTO + 6 holidays

After 1 year: 22 paid days off: 16 PTO

Job summary

Salt City Trucking is hiring a CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver for daily home time and consistent routes to Chicago. Average annual pay is $80,000–$88,000 with a $5,000 bonus and a mix of drop/hook and live load/unload freight.

The role covers local intermodal freight within 100 miles of Fort Wayne, Indiana, with about 1,900 miles per week and home daily. Hazmat endorsement is required within 60 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL.
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience.
• Clean driving record.
• DOT Medical Card.
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days of hire; cost reimbursed after endorsement is added.
• No SAP drivers.
• Reliable transportation.
• Riders not permitted.

Responsibilities

• Local intermodal freight with daily runs to Chicago.
• Additional local work within a 100-mile radius of Fort Wayne.
• Primarily container pickup and delivery between customers and rail yards.
• 1,900 miles/week.
• Drop/hook and live load/unload freight.

Skills

CDL A

Truck driving

Clean driving record

DOT compliance

Hazmat endorsement

No SAP drivers

Reliable transportation

Riders not permitted

Education

CDL training certificate

Tools

Automatic transmission

Slip-seat operation

Truck stays at account

Job description

CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + $5K Bonus | Home Daily

Earn $80,000–$88,000 average annual gross pay with a local intermodal position offering daily home time, consistent routes, and multiple opportunities for additional pay.

Pay Details

• Average Annual Pay: $80,000–$88,000
• Average Weekly Pay: $1,600–$1,700
• $5,000 Bonus
• $56 live load/unload at customer
• $28 drop/hook at customer
• $15 out-of-route empty move or crosstown drop
• $15/hour rail delay pay after 1 hour
• $15/hour detention pay after 1.5 hours
• $25 per hazmat load

Job Details

• Local intermodal freight with daily runs to Chicago
• Additional local work within a 100-mile radius of Fort Wayne
• Primarily container pickup and delivery between customers and rail yards
• 1,900 miles/week
• Drop/hook and live load/unload freight

Shift Details

• Home Daily
• Day shift: approximately 60% drop/hook, 40% live load/unload
• Night shift: approximately 80% drop/hook, 20% live load/unload
• Report daily for dispatch and truck assignment

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
• Clean driving record
• DOT Medical Card
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days of hire; cost reimbursed after endorsement is added
• No SAP drivers
• Reliable transportation
• Riders not permitted

Equipment

• Automatic trucks only — no manuals
• Slip-seat operation
• Truck remains at the account during time off

PTO & Holidays

• 18 paid days off: 12 PTO + 6 holidays
• After 1 year: 22 paid days off: 16 PTO + 6 holidays